Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24

Horror-Strack by the Presence of the
Appall; Earthquake A Town De-
streyed and Its People sepuItured in
Its Ruins-The Tremors Felt at Nice,
Cannes. Avignon and Toulon.
LONDON, Feb. 24-An earthquake, the eff
fects Of which have been terrible destruction
of life and property, took place throughout
the south of Europe Wednesday at 9 a. IN.
Details are not vet received, but what has
been learned gives promise of one Of the
most frightful catastrophes for many years
The shocks were felt at Nice, Cannes, Avig-
non, Toulon, Marseilles and many other
places, and in every city the buildings were
more or hess injured snd in some towns
crumbled to ruins, overwhelming hundreds
in the awful disaster
Details from that part OF the northern
shore q the Mediterranean known az the
Riviera di Genoa, the eastern part of which
is called the Riviera di Vante, and the west
ern portion the Riviera di Ponente, show
that the disaster was terribly de-
structive to life and property. At
Cerro, a small town near Diano
Merino, many house were overthrow
and so persons buried in the ruins, none OF
whom can be extricated alive. Besides these
many others were injured by falling bricks
and stones, some probably fatally Railway
traffic west Of Savona is entirely suspended.
the tracks in many places being thrown out
of place or engulfed.
The prisoners i'll the government jail al
Finale Borgo became panic-stricken during
the prevalence of the shocks, and made furi-
Gus attempts TO escape. They were over
powered by the guard and finally quieted.
Fifteen people were killed and thirty
wounded at Noii. A number were killed and
hundreds wounded at Oreglia One-third Of
the town of Giano Maiino was destroyed.
At Nice houses rock ID, walls cracked, and
in some cases frail tenements were thrown tC
the ground. The people rushed from theil
houses and f. II upon their knees in the streets
praying Tor dc.Iverauce from sudden death
Shock, were also felt at Monte Carlo ant
Monaco, at which places they were so sever,
that rocks We're detached from the c ifs ans
precipitated into the sea.
Two violent shocks were felt at Toulon
The first shock was of fifteen seconds dura
ton, and the second of twelve seconds Th,
movement was from west TO east At Can
mes three shocks were felt The first stock
which was very violent, lasted for minute
The second and third shocks were not a,
heavy as the first Many persons at thu
place rushed TO the seashore for safety
Nobody was injured At Avignon tire,
shocks were experienced. The first shocl
was very severe. Several shocks were fs
at Geneva
There was also slight shock at Marseilas
The walls Of a number Of houses in that cit,
We're crack ed. Shocks were also fel; at Leg
horn and Milan and several places in to-
province Of Genoa, Italy.
The shocks were felt with great severity a
Savcna, near Genoa, and a number o
houses were wrecked and eleven person
killed at that place
English and American tourists swarme,
| in the Riviera, and many persons of distinc
ton were among them. The prince of Vale
was at Cannes, and Queen Victoria wa
very anxious until she received telegram
conveying the tidings that he was safe. Th
government has telegraphed him requestin,
him to come home as soon as possible to al
| lay anxiety.
The scene at Nice when the earthauak
shook the city was one Of peculiar terror
The last carnival hail of the season had bee
given during the night, and the streets wer
crowded with merry-makers going home
From scene Of festivity and mirth Their
was an awful change to one of fright an
panic. People rushed hither and thitaer t
get out Of the reach of the buildings whic
they expected to crumble and bury then
There was no one hurt, however, as th
shocks were not sufficiently strong to wrec
any Of the houses, except few of the mos
| frail The tourists Immediately made a I us
for their hotels and packed up and took tn
first trains from the apparently doomed city